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house speaker john boehner said, quote, i believe that we can do this. the top democrat nancy pelosi said she's confident a solution might be in sight. the lawmakers need to reach a deal with the president to avert a series of tax increases and spending cuts. they're scheduled to take affect january 1st. >>> coming up next on the news edge six, the much anticipated beltway express lanes hour,as -- hours away from opening. what you need to know. sue. >> and the weekend about to get started around d.c. lots of sunshine today and still running a little below average. we're trying to make a couple of sweeps to the weekend forecast. i will follow you in on that in a few minutes. lindsay, what is going in sports. >> below average doesn't work in sports. d.c. unite side a must-win and the wizards must win and redskins will get helping hands back this weekend. later in sports as the news edge at 6 continues. . >>> drivers will get the new test drive starting tomorrow. the five-year construction project adds four new lanes from the beltway to springfi
house speaker john boehner said, quote, i believe that we can do this. the top democrat nancy pelosi said she's confident a solution might be in sight. the lawmakers need to reach a deal with the president to avert a series of tax increases and spending cuts. they're scheduled to take affect january 1st. >>> coming up next on the news edge six, the much anticipated beltway express lanes hour,as -- hours away from opening. what you need to know. sue. >> and the weekend about to...
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john henrehan has more on details. john? >> reporter: compared to surrounding cities and counties, d.c. has a lot of schools. 123 schools and 117 buildings. administrators want to cut the number of buildings and focus resources. in a nutshell, he's the problem. a few years ago, there were 85,000 students in the d.c. public school system. today, there are 45,000 students. chancellor henderson said it's time to close 20 more school buildings and concentrate resources at remaining schools. and on that hit-list, farraby hope academy where many of the buildings are no longer okay boyed. nowadays, there are 215 students in the large farrahby hope building. >> we can not continue to invest in the same things that we have been investing in that have gotten us the results that we have gotten. we have made some progress but need to make more radical progress and that means concentrate ourselves resources into the things that we know will affect teaching and learning. >> reporter: a large part of the problem? explosive growth of the ci
john henrehan has more on details. john? >> reporter: compared to surrounding cities and counties, d.c. has a lot of schools. 123 schools and 117 buildings. administrators want to cut the number of buildings and focus resources. in a nutshell, he's the problem. a few years ago, there were 85,000 students in the d.c. public school system. today, there are 45,000 students. chancellor henderson said it's time to close 20 more school buildings and concentrate resources at remaining schools....
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john mcafee went into hiding. he hears someone is out to murder him. >> reporter: police in belize labeled john mcafee as a person of interest in the murder of gregory fall. fall, a fellow american, lives next to the software family -- company founder on the caribbean island. the body was discovered over the weekend with a gunshot wound in the head. >> he was laying on the floor covered in blood. >> reporter: he is in hiding and fears for his life, trying to stay one step ahead of a belize police unit he said wants to kill him. >> to put myself in their hands is lunacy, i really do. what i can expect is the gsu will do what it does, beat me soundly until a confess to a multitude of sins and then simply execute me. >> reporter: mcafee denies killing his neighbor but does admit the two have had differences. the pair had a dispute over several dog's mcafee kept at his beach side villa. >> i didn't kill him. good lord. i can't consider myself doing anything like that. okay, so if i am a suspect, why are they arresting
john mcafee went into hiding. he hears someone is out to murder him. >> reporter: police in belize labeled john mcafee as a person of interest in the murder of gregory fall. fall, a fellow american, lives next to the software family -- company founder on the caribbean island. the body was discovered over the weekend with a gunshot wound in the head. >> he was laying on the floor covered in blood. >> reporter: he is in hiding and fears for his life, trying to stay one step...